[jammin' jamey]

We will just have to disagree about the best use of Hatteberg, then. My feeling is that if Votto is going to start, then Hatteberg becomes a glorified pinch-hitter, which is a luxury this team can't afford. If he's just going to sit the bench, the team would be better in the long run shipping him off for bullpen help to some team that does plan to use him in a greater role, either as a full-time starter or in a platoon situation. You can't platoon him and Votto, so it seems to be an either/or scenario where the team will need to pick who the full-time starter will be. If they don't plan to start Votto, then by all means keep Hatteberg, but I really think Votto has nothing left to prove in AAA ball.

There's a reason Hatteberg's still here, so I guess we will have to wait and see. :Thumbs:

As for Votto, I don't understand why the Reds don't go ahead and bring him up. As a matter of fact, why not bring up Bill Bray and Gary Majewski? It's time to turn the page for next year.